Folding pie-rack



(No Model.) T. J. SHANNON.

PoLDING PIE RAGK. No. 519,007.

Patented May 1, 1894.

UNITED STAT'ES" PATENT' OFFICE;

THOMAS J. SHANNON, OF WOLF, OHIO.

FOLDING PIE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519.007, dated May 1, 1894.

Application filed February 9, 1894. Serial N o. 499,620. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. SHANNON, a oitizen of the United States, re'siding at Wolf,- in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and -useful Improvem'ents in Folding Pie-Racks; and I do hereby declare'that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, m aking a part of this specification, and to ,the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l, is a view showing therack placed in a cupboard or other receptacle provided With doors. Fig. 2, is a top view of the rack. proper. Fig. 3, isalongitudinal section. Fig. 4, is a sectional detail view, showing t-he manner of folding the rack to conform to different angles, or in other words to fit receptaeles having angles greater or less than right angles, in said Fig. 4, the top of one complete rack is shown and a portion of a second rack. Fig. 5, is a sectional detail view, showing the manner of hinging the cross-bars to the posts. Fig. 6 is an end view, showing the rack collapsed.

The present invention has relation to pie racks, and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter' described,

` and particularly pointed out in. the claims.

drawings.

In the accompanying drawings A, represents the pivoted posts, which maybe either round or angular as desired, and are formed of a length to correspond with the height of the rack designed to be constructed.

To the pivoted posts A, are attached the wires or bars a and b, which wires or bars are properly spaced both Vertically and horizontally to receive and hold pie plates together with their pies.

For the purpose of properly uniting the posts A the wires or bars a are extended cross-bars B, which cross-bars are formed of a length to correspond with rack.

In use the rack properisto be placed upon the Width of the the shelves or shelf of a cupboard or like arlower pies. v

It will be understood that by my peculiar arrangement, I am enabled to place a large number of pies in a small space.

For the purpose of providing a :means for protecting the pies from fiies, and at the same time provide proper ventilation, the rack is covered with wire cloth or gauze, substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1, and when the same is to be protected by wire gauze or like material, the front or forward part of the rack proper is provided with the doors C, which doors are preferably hinged at their bottom or lower ends to the front or forward postsA or their equivalents. It Will be understood that the wire cloth or gauze, also acts as a guard against mice or other` animals.

In use Where a raok is to be placed in a cupboard having obtuse or acute angles, the rack proper is first set to the desired angle, after which the wire gauze may be attached.

I have described the present invention as a pie rack, but it will be understood that various kinds of Victuals can be placed upon the rack.

For the purpose of securelyholdin g the bars B, in proper position the tacks a' are employed, the heads of which overlap, the ends of the posts A as illustrated in Fig; 3.

The bar a2, is for the purpose of attaching door catohes, and is attached to the bars B.

Having fully described my invention, what I the rack stands can be utilized for holding the IOO I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters C, and the wires or rods a and b, Secured to Patent, isi the pivoted posts A,substantia11y as and for 1. The combination of the pivoted posts A, the purpose specified. the bars B, attached to the top and bottom In testirnony that I claim the above I have 15 5 ends of said posts, and the Wres or bars a and hereunto subscribed my name in the presence b, Secured tfthehpivoted posts Afi, snbstanof two witnesses. A tially as an or t e purpose speci ed.

2. Inapie rack the combination of the posts PHOMAS J' SHANNON' A, the cross-bars B attached to said posts at Witnesses: ro their top and bottom ends,'wire ganze or cloth, ISAAO OUNNINGHAM,

Secured to the rack proper the hinged doors J oHN W. CHAPMAN. 

